Grey wall
1,100 metres.
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The Troll Wall, or Trollveggen, is part of the Trolltindene massif in the Romsdalen valley, Rauma Municipality, Møre og Romsdal county, western Norway, about 9 km south of the town of Åndalsnes in a straight line, inside Reinheimen National Park. It is the tallest vertical rock face in Europe, about 1,100 metres from its base to its highest point, and at its steepest the summit ridge overhangs the base by nearly 50 metres. The rock is gneiss, formed into a broken wall of huge corners, concave roofs and crack systems, topped with spires and pinnacles. A Norwegian team first climbed it in 1965, and BASE jumping from the wall has been banned since 1986. Towering grey walls rise above a green valley with the Rauma river running through it, their rim crowned by sharp peaks like the teeth of a saw. In winter snow covers the valley and the peaks, and the dark walls look even more imposing. Most visitors view the wall from the valley floor, as the Rauma river, the Rauma railway and the European road run just to its east. The rock is loose and rockfall is normal on this north face, so climbing is for experienced climbers only.
1,100 metres.
On the rim.
In the valley.
Romsdalen valley, Rauma, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
From the floor of Romsdalen.
Experienced climbers only.